Tom Costello

[STJEAN]

Tom Costello married Mary Davey in Ireland in the 1800s and they are my great grandparents. They had a son named John who is my grand father. I have some information about Tom Costello but nothing about Mary Davey. Can anyone assist please?

[garstonite]

Good morning StJean and welcome to Rootschat
lets start with some dates
Thomas Costello and Mary Davey Costello children in,Mayo ,Ireland
Catherine - born 1866 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPT7-2BQ
Hugh - born 1868 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPZZ-4F5
Michael - born 1871 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPRT-BQV
Mary - born 1873 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGB6-R7M
Ellen - born 1875 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGZ1-1G4
Martin - born 1877 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPQP-82X

but I can't find John Costello - your grandad ...
one of those baptisms states Doocastle,Mayo ....so we know what village they lived in ...you might want to read this thread - as the Davey family from Doocastle are mentioned
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=169727.0
I am now off to see if I can find John Costello - son of Thomas and Mary - any idea what year he was born ?

[STJEAN]

Tom and Mary's children were Patrick, John, Kathleen, Tom, Hugh, Mary, Martin and Veronica.

Do you have the correct Tom and Mary. I think Mary's name was spelt Davey not Davy. John was born in the 1860s, that's all I know and probably came to Australian in the 1880s.

[aghadowey]

Don't worry too much about spelling- our ancestors never did  Davy and Davey are just 2 different versions of the same name.

[garstonite]

Thanks Aghadowey - I thought that myself ...maybe a couple of other siblings that StJean was not aware of ?? we do have Hugh /Mary/Martin and Catherine ( Kathleen ) so I think it is the right family ?

[aghadowey]

There's also Thomas/Tom from the 2 lists of children.

STJEAN says they have more information on Thomas Costello- perhaps that would help us find information.

[rosball]

I guess Stjean already has this info ... but perhaps it will help others helping in the research

Deaths in Queensland with parents Thomas COSTELLO and Mary DAVEY https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/

1948 Thomas COSTELLO

1938 Hugh COSTELLO
funeral notice http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39745085

1916 Martin COSTELLO

1938 Patrick COSTELLO
  obit http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116897347 and http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39731192

1934 John COSTELLO (father Thomas and mother Mary DAVY)

[STJEAN]

Kathleen (Catherine) Costello married a chap named Pat Skelly in Brisbane and had children Ena, Kitty and Maggie, Mary married a chap named Cramer in Brisbane and had 3 girls, and Veronica (maybe Ellen) remained in Ireland and married a chap named O'Grady they had children Mick, Hugh, Martin and Pat. I believe the former Martin (Tom's son) was killed in South Africa. I never knew we had a Michael, maybe he was Tom Michael???

The reason nothing is available on John Costello was because the church at Doocastle and Dublin Registry were burnt down in the 1860s, this may have been the case for Pat and Tom as well.

Is there any information on Tom Costello and Mary Davy's siblings, I have nothing.

Also is there anything on the previous generation to Tom Costello?

Regards, Denis Costello, Brisbane

[aghadowey]

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The reason nothing is available on John Costello was because the church at Doocastle and Dublin Registry were burnt down in the 1860s, this may have been the case for Pat and Tom as well.
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Not sure about the church records being burnt but civil registration of births started in 1864. ALL civil birth, marriage and death records survive.